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Narragansett Historical Register Narragansett Historical Register • All Table of Contents pages v. 1 – 9 • All individual volume index pages, vol. 1 – 8 (note: page one of the vol. 1 index is missing) Compiled from volumes made available through Internet Archive and Google Books. Narragansett Historical Register Vol. 1 Table of Contents And Index (please note page 1 of index is missing) . Contents of Volume 1. Editorials— I. Salutatory . , 8 II. The Plan of Our Work 4 III. Sketch of Nailer Tom 7 IV. The Treasures of the Garret 8 V. The Importance of Local History 83 VI. Historical Divisioiis of Narragansett History 85 VII. The Destruction of Old Relics 87 VIII. A Plan for Local History 163 IX. A Word with our Readers 165 X. A Few Words for the Country. 166 ..'..' XI. Origin of Narragansett , 243 XII. Whence came the name of Quaker 244 Historical Papers— I. Narragansetl's Tribute to Hon. Zachariah Allen 10 II. Narragansetts' Place in Rhode Island History. Hort. Z. AUen 12 III. The Settlement of Westerly. Rev. Thomas Barber 125 IV. Origin of the name of Wickford 214 V. Selection from the Sheriff Brown Papers No. 1 215 VI. The School Land Deed. Mrs. Peleg Noyes 219 VII. Notes on Narragansett. Joseph P. Hazard 225, 291 VIIL An Original Letter of Hon. Jonathan J., Haz^riJ. ;. .*,./. :'.'2^^ .''..'2§7'' IX. The Old Narragansett Glebe. E. B. (?ar.peiiier.;!.^. ... X. A Relic of Revolutionary Times ! . .\ ; .^ 803 XI. Notes on Quidnessett No. 1. Quidnesseif ... ...,^05 Historical Record— ,. ;/•"«•* , ;i , , ; I. Thomas B. Hazard's Journal. Nailer 7>/n....: 18&' Vl,*'l67; S7t II. The Connecticut Pensioners. Hon. R. A. Wheeler 144 III. Town Clerks of Washington County 148 IV. Slaves enlisted into the Continental Army 1778 313 iv. Contents of Volume 1. Chubch History— I. The First Baptist Church of South Kingstown 43 II. Tlie Six Principle Baptists in Narragansett. Elder Richard Knifjht 203 Sermon— I. Scrniou at the Execiition of Carter. Rev. James McSparrun 107 Poetry— I. The Royal Indian Burial Ground of Charlestown. ./. T^'. Rotter 49 II. For the Safety of the People. Newport Oazette 73 III. Apostrophe to PettaquanLScutt. Emma Robimon 89 IV. King Philips Visit to his Narragansett Friends. ./. W. Romr 106 V. An Original Hymn. Ren. Wm. Northwp 202 VI. A bon repose, or the way to sleep well 311 VII. The reformed husband's resolution uuninst drinking whis- key 312 Genealogical Record— I. The Westerly Marriages 50, 128, 182 II. The Westerly Births and Deaths 61, 135. 190 III. One Line of the Case Family. Hon. J. B. Pierce ;..... 208 IV. One Line of the Gardiner Family. E. B. Carpenter 211 V. The Foster Family. George Foster 222 VI. Gilbert Stewart House. Wilkins Updike 247 VII. The Charlestown Marriages. Hon. Geo. 0. Cross 257 VIII. George Babcock. Rev. Thomas Barber 301 IX. The Slack Family. David Jillson 314 Queries— 1. Alexander Ruling, Thomas Havens, Jeffrey Wilcox, John Wightman, Moses Barber. John Spink 76 2. Jeremiah Rogers Family, Robert Hazards Family 77 3. Theodoty Rhodes, Stanton Family 228 4. The Little Purchase, The Hebrew's of Newport 229 ,•*• • 315 •, Ji. Jerenjiali Qardiner's Family *...* Vg. 'iT^b/ Lee|V^lley Family 31C 316 .*. • J.,. '^ichaffl'Cibamberlains Family, Peter Davis" wife AjrB*E«^T7* •*. ,: '\ ./r'.Tgr.Quwjf.'sa.'.i 229 229, 318 To Query Isf.V 317 To Query 2d 317 To Query 3d 318 To Query 5th .' 319 Contents of Vohime 1. v. Editorial Notes— 1. Poems of Southern Rhode Island 77 2. The Late Judge Potter, History of East Greenwich 78 3. Personal 80 4. N. E. Hist, and Gen. Magazine ISO, 238 5. The Newport Historical Magazine 157, 237 G. Our Westerly Agent, Dr. McSparran's Journal 157 7. Updike's His. of the Narragansett Church, The Genea- logical Record of Charlestown, The Johnney Cake Letters, A Difficulty in old records 158 8. Important papers, A History of Wickford 159 9. Our Genealogical Sketches, An interesting Discovery, Pa- pers relating to Quidnessett, Future Pretentions IGO 10. Our Ancestors, Our Illustrations 237 11. Pro. at Ded. of Congregational House. Early Tlistmy of Groton, Mass., Our Thanks 238 12. Our Next Number -^39 13. The Newport Mercury, The Comet of 1661 320 Historical Notes— 1. First jail at King.ston 6 2. Wilkes Fort 9 3. Origin of Usquepaug 1i 156 4. Biscuit City 41 5. Samuel Casey House 60 6. First Hotel Narragansett Pier, Site of old Watson hVusc, A Lawn of Flowers 75 7. Hannah Dockery 134 8. Manufacturing at Biscuit City 147 9. Old Grist Mill at Perryville, A Haunted Place, Commend- able Thrift, The Palatine Light 152 10. Site of Old Barber^House, Site of Sherman House, Anec- dotes of Nailer Tom 153 11. Anecdotes of Dr. Shaw, Eli-sha Watson's start in life. Earthquakes in Exeter 154 12. An early murder in Wickford 104 13. A Salute;^ to^Gen. Harrison and results 179 14. Landing of the Royal Commissioners, A Singular Mar- riage Certificate, The Telephone, Confectionery in Wickford ISI 15. Life Saving Station Narragansett Pier 199 16. James II. proclaimed King, The Shooting of Simeon Tucker, Wickford Oyster Company, School in Boston Neck 201 17. Seals in Narragansett Bay 213 18. The Dark Day of 1881 218 3i< 11 Places. Vlll. Index to Persons and 254. Charlestown, Mass., 320 ;J1 'S'.i 'M Burs^ovne. Boston Neck, \ 300. Charles I., 201 236 307. 40 41 1>:5 !».» 08 Burfinsxlon, Charles II., 201. «m 100 lo;] 101 i?.") Burnell, 145. Charles, 145. 177 17.S-310'.ill '312 IJurrough, 55, 183. Chase, 134 317. 21 U 277 281 282 283 Burlcli. 147. Chepechewwaj\ 156. 2!)8. Biishl)oo, 33. 288 1 Cheessboro. 147. Ifi Bushnell, 144 146. Boston. Mass., 17 1 Hill. 291 294. 18 10 20 47 130 Bu.s.sell, 53. Cbinmcy I ^ Churchman, 278, 279. 101 201 212 213 214 BulUiii, 53 55 07. 40 47 53 56 214 217 210 220 221 Church, 68 170 259 260 262 225 220 237 238 230 C. 264 271. 240 251 2r)2 287 200 Clarke, 21 28 29 31 :{(H; 300 314 320. Card, 55 60 173 184 259 32 34 36 37 40 Hoslon I{n;i(l, 300. 260 271 316. 55 56 59 Buwiju. 200, Caiioone. 74. 52 54 69 74 75 Howiias, 235. Calcutta, 297. 68 70 92 95 103 105 BiadlonI, 73 74. California, 231. 91 129 130 132 133 146 Brainiin, <5() 258 264 265 C:alleuder. 243 247. 206 269 275. Camp, 282. 147 140 150 151 153 170 183 Bnmd. 51 52 53 56 Canada, 24 218. 172 173 177 57 66 120 147 185 Carolina Mills, 223. 186 188 189 199 209 187 188 180. Carpenter, 47 76 77 152 210 220 234 236 259 Hrayton, 307 310. 164 210 211 234 313 260 261 262 263 264 265 267 268 270 271 Biidij;c't<»\vn, 233. ^ Carr, 22 184 308. Brig-s, 190 304. Carter, 215 216 201300 272 273 275 276 277 Brinley, 308. 30! 316. 307 313 315 316 319 56 57 183. Biisloi, K. I., 238 305. Cartwriglit, 181. Closson, 51 Broa.lall)in>. N. Y., 307 Casey, 5'9 60 70. Coals, 250. 57 60. Broome r, 53. Case, 55 105 128 208 209 Cobb, Biooklvn, N. Y., 47. 210 287 288. Cocuniscassuch, 306. Brook-;. 28. Catbolics, 47. Cocunis(!Ussclt, 306 307. lirowuing. 53 140 181 Cliace, 55 67 76. Cocuniscussuc, 305. 189 258 266 269 273 Chaddock, 40. Cocuinsiiiiissctt Brook, 315. Chadsey, 245. 306. Brown University, 232. Chamberlain, 316. Coddinglou's Cove, 299 Brown. 15 40 51 53 Cbanil)urs, 248 249. Coggeshall,28 56 212 296 54 55 57 CO 92 Chami.lain, 31 32 33 Cogswell, 46 261 267. 111. 07 103 129 132 133 I 34 35 36 37 38 Coin, 30 55 56 58 67 Colchester, Conn., 213. 149 154 175 183 184 \ 20!> 68 80 03 95 98 Coldgrove, 51 57 70. 18() 187 215 220 \ 181. 258 261 274 280 287 \ 99 100 101 102 103 Coles, Collins, 57 70 73 74 288 303. \ 120 132 145 147 150 Buchinan. 28. ^ 176 178 187 213 233 98 128 253 260 266 BnckoyTown, 233. 259 261 262 269 270 271 277. Buffiim. 299. 271 272 273 274 279 Colver, 145 146. Bull. 1 18. 281 313. Col well, 257 267. Bunker Hill. 217. Clianninu, 74 75. I Corastock, 146 232. Bundy, 54 181 182. Cbai)pdi, 146 174 199' Coney, 181. Biireli, 52 54 59 182. 259 270. Congdon, 35 39 40 j Burdick. 47 50 54 55 Chapman, 68 259 270. 57 103 104 130 150 5»i 57 66 07 128 Charlestown, R. I., 58 170 171 174 175 177 131 132 133 134 184 150 158 183 186 217' 250 260 261 262 265 185 186 187 188 189 218 223 224 225 257 268 270 271 273 270 258 259 2()3 2(i4 265 258 250 2(iO 261 262 208 306 316. claims, 25. 272 273 27 1 275 276 263 264 265 266 267 Connecticut Burdin, 34. 268 269 270 271 272 1 Connecticut Colony, Burpc, 289. 273 274 275 276. I 307 308 309. 1 Index to Persons and Places. IX. Connecticut, 18 19 20 Davell, 156. Emerson, 48. 21 23 24 35 37 Davis's privateer, 35. Emily Ann (sloop), 305 48 m 144 305. Davison, 59 188. 311. Connit, 145. Davisville, 47. England, 15 20 31 213 Conanicut, 298. Davis, 36 .50 54 57 314 339 244 348 249 Coiionicus, ;J07. 58 59 71 72133 2.50 254 294 399 307 Cooke, 47 73 74 199.
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